Fishing pole



N. TAYLOR FISHING POLE' March 17, 1942.

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Patented Mar. 17, 1942 UNITED STATES Ar f orFic FSHENG POLE Ned Taylor, Georgiana, Ala.

Application July 6, 1939, Serial No. 283,083

(ci. 4a1s) 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a iishing pole and has for an object to provide an improved telescopic shing pole and automatic line adjusting device for automatically drawing in the line when the pole is collapsed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a shing pole which may be collapsed to a lengthl that it may be conveniently fitted in a pocket and may be made of a size that may be extended to any desired length. l

A further object of this invention istoprovide a telescopic fishing pole made of a pluralitir of telescopic sleeves which may be locked to each Ato be withdrawn to any desired length and then may be brakedto hold it at any such length,

which when unbraked will automatically reel in the line as the sleeve lengths oi the pole are tele` scoped together. l f n A still further object is to .provide an improved means for latching` the sleeve sections in -extended position.-

With the foregoing and other objects in view,- this inventioncomprises the construction; combination, and arrangement ofparts hereinafter disclosed, claimed and illustrated on the accompanying drawing:

Inthis drawing: A

Fig. 1 is an elevational view'of the fishing pole in collapsed and telescopedposition.

Fig. 2 is a partial sectional View of the pole in a partly exploded position.

Fig. 3 is a partly sectional and partly eleva tional view of a portion of thepole in an extended position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the vbutt showing the reel therein.

Fig. 5 is a sectional viewat line, 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 isa sectional View on line 6-6 of Fig. 3.

- Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line. 1-1 of 4Fig. 3.

There is shown at ID the fishing rod of this Vinner sleeves from extending thereout.

invention consisting of a. butt II within which -is mounted a fishing line reel I2 and having one pending on the lengthand size of fishing pole scopic sleeves, I5, IB, I1, I8 and I9. More or less. of these sleeves I5 to I9 may be provided de The base sleeve I5 is internally threaded as at length of the sleeve. At the smaller end of each sleeve the groover24 is connected to a circumferentially extending latch hole 25A, while at the larger end. of each sleeve I6 to AI9 there is provided a headed tit 2B.

This headed tit 25 is placed in alignment with lthe ridge 23 which stops just short thereof.- The latch hole 25 is spaced slightly from the end, thus preventing 'the telescopic sleeves from being separa-ted.l The headed tit 26 is of such a height that when the sleeves are being extended the tit 26 rides within the groove 24 until it reaches the latch hole 25 whereupon a slight rotation'of the sleeves places each section in a locking position 'relative to each other, and prevents either further separation orthe sections from telescoping. The reel I2 includes a drum 21 on which the line' 28 is secured at one end, b'eing wound there'` around`and then extending through the inside of the various sleeves andl terminating at 29 to,

tightened acts as a brakev to prevent rotation I thereof. Asan alternative, another thumb screw 31 may be provided threaded through the butt II and contacting against the line 28.

In operation, the pole I0 can be carried in the pocket, concealed if desired in the position shown in Fig. 1 with the cap 22 preventing any of the When ready to fish, the -cap 22 is removed permitting the sleeves I5 to I9 to be extended. Each sleeve is drawn outwardly with its tit riding along the inner groove of thel outer sleeve until it reaches the position where it 'may be rotated into the latching slot 25. An abutment 38 on the line 28` near the hook 29 causes the line 28 to continue to extend beyond the inner most sleeve I9 as the pole is being extended, the thumb screw 3,5 having f irst been operated to release the brake on the line drum 21. When each sleeve of the v line has been drawn out from the drum 21 whereupon the thumb screw 35 is tightened to hold the drum 21 against rotation by the gear train 32 and spring 34. I! desired, the pointed end I3 of the butt Il may be inserted into Athe ground t hold the pole upright as when rebaiting the hook 30.

When the shing operation is nished and it is desired to reassemble the pole, the thumb screw 35 is loosened to release the brake on the drum 21 permitting the spring 34 to reel in the line, then the sleeve sections are rotated in the opposite direction used in the locking process, thus permitting the sleeves to be telescoped together and allow the spring drum 33 to automatically reelin the linel The cap 22 is then threaded over the threads 2i on the base sleeve I5 thereby holding the inner sleeves against accidental extension.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obviousthat this invention is not to be considered limited to the exact form disclosed and that changes may be made therein within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

A telescopic fishing pole including a plurality of tapered telescopic sleeves, each sleeve having a ridge extending longitudinally thereof but stopping short of each end thereof and providing an internal groove, a latching slot adjacent the smaller end of each sleeve circumferentially extending from said ridge and a headed tit aligned with saidf longitudinal ridge adjacent the larger end, said headed tit being adapted to ridewithin said longitudinal groove to the position of said latching slot and then be circumferentially rotated into a latch engagement therewith, a base sleeve, a

- butt, means for attaching said base means to 

